St. Bernard Library in Chalmette is a hub of activity this summer

As part of its summer reading program, St. Bernard Parish Library will hold a “Muddy Buddies” event June 11 at 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. and on June 12 at 11:30 a.m. at the library, at 2600 Palmisano Blvd., in Chalmette.

Participants will bring to life, “Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud,” by Lynne Plourde; and participants will get down and dirty with Jeff Foxworthy’s poem, “Dirt on My Shirt.”

Library fun continues throughout the week with a free karate demonstration presented by St. Bernard’s newly opened Just For Kicks Karate School. The demonstration is set June 13 at 11:30 a.m.

Rounding out the week will be the library’s Fridays with the arts program set for June 14 at 2:30 p.m. Visiting St. Bernard Parish for the first-time will be Farmer Minor and Daisy the Pig. Daisy and Farmer Minor have performed “Pig Out on Reading” programs across the U.S. for over 10 years.

Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, with the Louisiana State Arts Council as administered by the St. Tammany Commission on Cultural Affairs.

Readers are invited to stop by the library to sign up for the summer reading activity sheets. Pre-readers through adults are eligible to read for prizes sponsored by many local businesses.

For more information, stop by the library or call the library at 504-279-0448.

Patrons can “like” the library on Facebook to get updates on library activities and they can also check out the library’s website at www.mysbpl.org.